Scientists found a “large”-eyed river creature in the Republic of the Congo, debated its identification then discovered it was a new species. Screengrab from YouTube video shared by Christian Mpea In ...

Scientists found a “silvery” river creature in “a remote region” of Brazil and discovered a “potentially rare” new species, a study said. Photo from Bruno Melo CORRECTION: This story has been updated ...

Scientists found a “large”-eyed river creature with “diamond-shaped patterns” in China and discovered a new species, a study said. Photos from Zheng and Chen (2025) Near a waterfall in southern China, ...

In the vast network of rivers and tributaries that make up the Pearl River Basin in southern China, the water is naturally filtered by living creatures. Throughout the slow-flowing water, freshwater ...

Scientists found a yellow creature with a “flattened” head a in river of China and discovered a “cryptic” new species, a study said. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto In a stream of southern China, a ...